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Discussion in 'Nuttin but Net' started by GatorGrowl, Nov 17, 2022.

  1. GatorGrowl

    GatorGrowl Forum Admin Moderator VIP Member GC Staff

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    Florida (2-1/0-0 SEC) vs. Florida State (0-3/0-0 ACC)
    Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (12,100) | Tallahassee, Fla. | Game 4
    Sunshine Showdown presented by Fresh from Florida | Nov. 18, 2022 | 8 p.m.

    BROADCAST INFO
    ACC Network | ESPN App
    Play-by-Play: Mike Couzens
    Analyst: Malcolm Huckaby

    Gators Sports Network from LEARFIELD
    SiriusXM 390 | SXM App 980
    Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley
    Analyst: Lee Humphrey
     
  2. GatorGrowl

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    HEAD COACHES
    Todd Golden

    2-1 | 1st season at UF
    59-37 | 4th season overall

    Leonard Hamilton
    395-244 | 21st season at FSU
    595-454 | 35th season overall

    MATCHUP BASICS

    All-Time Series: 44-29
    All-Time/Away: 18-14
    All-Time vs. ACC: 151-139
    Last Meeting:
    11/14/21, W, 71-55 (Home)
     
  3. GatorGrowl

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    FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
    # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
    1 CJ Felder F 6-7 240 Sr. 15.9 3.7 5.0 1.0 stl
    12 Colin Castleton F 6-11 250 5th 31.7 25.3 8.7 4.0 blk
    5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 So. 27.1 14.3 4.0 1.7 3fg
    11 Kyle Lofton G 6-3 188 Gr. 28.1 10.0 4.3 4.0 ast
    14 Kowacie Reeves G 6-6 192 So. 23.9 10.0 3.0 2.3 3fg

    Florida State POSSIBLE STARTERS
    # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
    3 Cameron Corhen F 6-10 225 Fr. 29.4 9.7 3.7 .529 fg%
    4 Caleb Mills G 6-5 180 RJr. 28.8 10.7 2.3 2.7 stl
    21 Cam’Ron Fletcher G 6-7 215 Jr. 29.3 11.7 8.3 1.7 3fg
    22 Darin Green Jr. G 6-5 195 Jr. 35.8 16.3 3.0 4.0 3fg
    35 Matthew Cleveland G 6-7 200 So. 28.5 8.0 3.7 0.7 st
     
  4. GatorGrowl

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    NUMBERS OF NOTE

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    Colin Castleton tallied 30 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots vs.
    FAU and is the first SEC player dating back to the 1996-97 season to notch
    those numbers in a game.

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    Colin Castleton posted the ninth back-to-back 30-point games by
    an individual in Florida history, the seventh player to accomplish the
    feat. No Gator has done so in three consecutive games
     
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    GATORS AT A GLANCE

    • Florida makes the trip to Tallahassee for the Sunshine Showdown presented by Fresh from Florida, as the Gators look for their first road win in the series since Dec. 5, 2012.

    • It marks the first road game for the Gators under head coach Todd Golden and will be the Gators’ lone true road contest before SEC play and one of two in nonconference action (Jan. 28 at Kansas State).

    • Colin Castleton has opened the season on fire and is coming off back-to-back 30-point outings, notching a career-best 33 vs. Kennesaw State and 30 vs. FAU. An individual has recorded back-to-back 30-point games nine times in UF history and Castleton is the seventh different player to accomplish the feat. He is the first since Anthony Roberson in Jan. 2005 to do so (see page 5 for full list), and no player in Florida history has tallied three straight 30-point games.

    • Castleton is also the first Gator with a 30-point double-double since Joakim Noah (37/11 vs. Georgia, 3/1/06) and the only SEC player since the 1996-97 season with 30 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots in a game, a stat line he accomplished vs. FAU.

    • Will Richard has been a consistent and efficient offensive contributor early on for the Gators, scoring 14 or more in all three games while shooting .583 from the field and 5-for-9 from 3-point range.

    • Alex Fudge posted a career-high 16 points off the bench in his debut for the Gators.

    • Kowacie Reeves has opened the season in the starting five, and he stepped up with a pair of late 3-pointers in the win vs. Kennesaw State. Reeves is looking to build off a strong postseason, when he averaged 16.3 pointsover the Gators’ three tournament games, including a career-best 21 vs. Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament.

    • Grad point guard Kyle Lofton (Saint Bonaventure), a three-time All-A-10 player who scored 1,613 points in four seasons with the Bonnies, came to Florida via the transfer portal. UF also brings in a trio of transfers who all have three years of eligibility remaining: junior Trey Bonham (VMI), sophomore Alex Fudge (LSU) and sophomore Will Richard (Belmont).

    • Bonham averaged 11.3 points over two seasons at VMI, and Richard averaged 12.1 per game during his freshman campaign at Belmont. Jacksonville native Alex Fudge looks to make a jump after limited opportunities during his freshman season at LSU

    • UF also added a pair of freshmen who shared a backcourt at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips High School in Denzel Aberdeen and Riley Kugel, along with big man Aleks Szymczyk out of Frankfurt, Germany.

    • Golden took the lead at Florida after three seasons as head coach at San Francisco. He compiled a 57-36 record with the Dons and led them to their first NCAA Tournament bid since 1998 and their first at-large selection since 1982.

    • Carlin Hartman joins the Florida staff as associate head coach, bringing 22 years of collegiate coaching experience including five seasons on Lon Kruger’s staff at Oklahoma. Korey McCray also comes to UF as associate head coach, bringing experience at Mississippi State, LSU and UCLA to the Gators. Assistant coach Kevin Hovde rounds out the coaching staff, coming from his alma mater Richmond after coaching five seasons with Golden at San Francisco.
     
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    ABOUT THE OPPONENT

    • Leonard Hamilton is in his 21st season leading the Seminoles and is
    closing in on his 400th win with the program.

    • Florida State is led by Darin Green Jr.’s 16.3 points per game, as Green
    is shooting 12-for-22 (.545) from 3-point range. Green exploded for 24
    points vs. Troy, including a 7-for-9 performance beyond the arc.

    • Cam’Ron Fletcher is producing 11.7 points and a team-leading 8.3
    rebounds per game.

    • Caleb Mills is also scoring in double figures at 10.7 points per game
    and leads the team with eight steals, while Jalen Worley has a team-
    leading 14 assists off the bench.

    OPPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES

    March 9 vs. Syracuse (ACC Tourn.) L 57-96
    Oct. 27 Newberry College (Exh.) W 74-66
    Nov. 7 Stetson L 74-83
    Nov. 11 at UCF L 54-68
    Nov. 14 Troy L 72-79

    LAST 10 VS. FSU (3-7)
    Dec. 5, 2012 A W 72-47
    Nov. 29, 2013 H W 67-66
    Dec. 30, 2014 A L 63-65
    Dec. 29, 2015 H L 71-73
    Dec. 11, 2016 A L 78-83
    Dec. 4, 2017 H L 66-83
    Nov. 6, 2018 A L 60-81
    Nov. 10, 2019 H L 51-63
    Dec. 12, 2020 A L 71-83
    Nov. 14, 2021 H W 71-55

    LAST 10 VS. ACC (4-6)
    Nov. 26, 2017 vs. #1 Duke L 84-87
    Dec. 4, 2017 Florida State L 66-83
    Dec. 16, 2017 vs. Clemson L 69-71
    Nov. 6, 2018 at #17 Florida State L 60-81
    Nov. 10, 2019 Florida State L 51-63
    Nov. 22, 2019 vs. Miami W 78-58
    Dec. 3, 2020 vs. Boston College W 90-70
    Dec. 12, 2020 at Florida State L 61-74
    March 19, 2020 *vs. Virginia Tech W/OT 75-70
    Nov. 14, 2021 #20 Florida State W 71-55
    *NCAA Tournament
     
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  7. GatorChoice

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    Great, Doug Shows.
     
  8. akaGatorhoops

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    I’d like to see some hi-low with Felder/CC.
     
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  9. jrpgator

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    Yes sir!! CC
     
  10. GatorChoice

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    Not enough "want to" with our rebounding.
     
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  11. akaGatorhoops

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    Ooof…. Some laziness to start
     
  12. akaGatorhoops

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    Timeout please
     
  13. shane4three

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    Very soft defensively.
     
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  14. akaGatorhoops

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    This is some astoundingly bad defense to start the game.
     
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  15. MCB51

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    Shooting 25%
     
  16. tommyvee

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    What is going on? Soft on the boards too.
     
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  17. shane4three

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    Again, Defense lacking. SEC schedule will be rough if we don’t play better defense.
     
  18. SJB612

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    Looks like our defense picked up right where it left off against FAU.
     
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  20. MCB51

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    They are shooting 55% to our now 33%